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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 14

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 17 vs year ago 2 · +850.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 9▲ 7 vs year ago 12 · +58.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $221.51/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −184.87 against this barn's trailing median of $406.37.

Average price

$221.51

10 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$784

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2

$112.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.29

vs WV average

−42.51 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	680	232.79	1,582	9thin
Medium 2	665	120.00	798	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.79/cwt here — about $784 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

221.51

—

WV average3 barns · 45 hd

257.80

−36.29

National average150 barns · 6,369 hd

264.02

−42.51

This barn, trailing median2 sales

406.37

−184.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	123.10	1,783	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,207	106.50	1,285	10

Every lot

13 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	2
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	235.01/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,624	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,793	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	390	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	790	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2-3	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	774	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	104.46/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,256	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	119.08/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,548	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	120.87/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,691	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,171	1

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Aug 14, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 2

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	743	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	202.50	202.50
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
7	650–700	691	225.00–242.50	235.01
3	750–800	755	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	114.00–125.00	120.87
1	—	1,645	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,202	95.00–109.00	104.46
3	—	1,300	114.00–123.00	119.08

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.